The basketball team for Omak High School, 1912, pose at what appears to be a classroom for a formal portrait. They wear their jerseys--black tanks and shorts--and their coach wears a turtleneck sweater with the letters "N" "D" and "S" intertwined. ...

The Okanogan Girls High School basketball team sits for a portrait at Matsura's studio. Second from the left is Mathilda Schaller. Note: a larger print of this photograph is held in the oversize collection of the Manuscripts, Archives and Special...

Okanogan Women's Basketball Team for 1911 pose for a portrait at Matsura's studio. They wear their jerseys, which look similar to a sailor's outfit. Standing from left to right is Dolly Lindsay, Dora Storhow and Leona Schaller. Seated left is...

Matsura made a special trip in January 1912, to photograph the football and basketball teams in Omak. While none of the players' names may be readily assigned to this photograph, some of the players and their positions are known. Spaulding...

Standing on Matsura's studio rug made of sheepskin or some type of white fur, Mrs. Edna Vieh (left) and a young female friend pose for a full length portrait. The women stand the same--with on arm resting behind their back--their heads facing...

A group of little girls, daughters of Okanoganites and representing the states from which they came, sit together on a float pulled by two teams of horses. The float was built for the Fourth of July parade.

Matsura stands in his garden plot with two rows nearly plowed, April 1912. The lot was located in northern Storch Addition, and was purchased by him for the purposes of a garden. A friend and his dog stand nearby.

Photograph of an old house with a fence surrounding it. Behind the house you can see various barrels and other articles of trash that litter the ground. One of the first ordinances made when the town incorporated in 1907 was in regards to keeping...

A picture of an homestead in the Okanogan Valley. A wide landscape shot shows the entire valley with various homesteads scattered throughout. To the right of one of the houses is an orchard. In the background is a set of hills, along with a river...

Ira Freer, owner of Freer's Department Store, purchased a 40 horsepower Locomobile from a Wenatchee agent in 1910. Originating from the 1897 Stanley Steamer, the Locomobile made automotive history when it became the first American car to win an...

An afternoon view of downtown Omak, Matsura took this photograph from the middle of the dirt-street looking into town. A sign for Delmonico Restaurant and Bakery, may be seen to the left. Carriages, riders, and townspeople are likewise present....

Neighbors gather at a farm to help in work. One man carries a shovel, while others in the background can be seen looking at a field. The majority of the men, women and children appear to be heading from the barn to another location. They are...

Matsura takes two photographs of previous pictures, shot during a Fourth of July parade in Okanogan. One of the pictures shows Matsura setting up his camera, as a float drives by in the background. The other picture is of a group of men and women...

Matsura stands in front of his garden shed, at his pair of lots located in the Storch Addition in the north side of town. He and a friend pose behind a row of rose bushes (some still in buckets) waiting to be transferred to the recently plowed...

The Great Northern Railroad's early grading work is seen here, in what looks like a dirt road. The city of Okanogan is directly across the river from this site, and the scene shows the direction to Omak. The faintest peak in the distance is Shell...